As the intense chase battle erupted inside the mall, Red Zircon was chatting with Zi Ying Shi at an outer sniper point.
Since the battle was happening inside the mall, in an area covered by brick walls and steel frames, Zi Ying Shi's sniper rifle was completely useless, so she had nothing to do.
"I probably understand what Xin Yuehu's 'cops and robbers game' means," Red Zircon said first.
"...Cops and robbers game?" Zi Ying Shi tilted her head in confusion and asked her companion.
"Yes, Xin Yuehu has always claimed she's playing a 'game.' Don't you feel that way, Zi Ying Shi?"
"Is that so...?" The Magic Girl pondered for a moment, tacitly agreeing with her companion's statement.
Although Zi Ying Shi was not good with words, she spoke quite a lot in front of Red Zircon, her long-time partner.
"Look, it was like this at Whale Reef. Xin Yuehu clearly blocked us, but she still waited for the surrounding crowd to evacuate before launching her attack, giving us a lot of time to breathe."
"And the mall that preserved that old peach tree, it's the same."
The two looked at each other, speechless.
Now that she mentioned it, Xin Yuehu's actions really did have the feeling Red Zircon described.
Although she frequently attacked various parts of Hong Kong City, she always ensured the public was far from the battlefield in time, and then had a hearty battle with Hyacinth and the others.
It gave off a feeling of intentionally looking for trouble but not wanting innocent people to get hurt. If you added the previous 'cops and robbers' movie preview, the feeling became even stronger.
It was completely treated as a movie performance!
"But no matter what, her behavior of disrupting Hong Kong City's order is absolutely intolerable, not to mention she also installed a super huge bomb barrier in the center of Hong Kong City!"
Red Zircon sighed and continued,
"But then again, does her so-called bomb barrier even exist? I think it's quite debatable."
"...A so-called bomb barrier, there's probably not much chance of that," Zi Ying Shi replied.
How could a villainous Magic Girl who even helps evacuate mall-goers set up a giant bomb barrier to blow up the entire Hong Kong City?
Moreover, a bomb barrier of that magnitude would surely require an astronomical amount of magic power. Can a single Magic Girl's magic power truly support her in setting up a barrier of that level?
Ah ah... I can't figure it out...
Zi Ying Shi felt her head getting a little warm. She shook her head to clear her thoughts, focusing her attention on the sniper rifle in her hand, trying to concentrate.
"Anyway, let's not worry about these things. Let's focus on supporting Hyacinth and the others," Red Zircon said helplessly.
"Mm."
A concise answer, in her usual silent style, Zi Ying Shi raised the rifle in her hand and loaded a magic bullet into the chamber.
M200 sniper rifle, firing .408 caliber rounds.
"Hyacinth, we're ready here. Call out if you need support!"
Red Zircon spoke into the radio, and Nightingale's reply immediately came:
"Understood! Thank you for your help!"
"You're welcome~"
The simple communication ended. Red Zircon poked her head out and raised her professional binoculars, carefully observing every movement and detail in the mall windows.
"By the way, Zi Ying Shi, who do you think is the mole disguised as a familiar in the team?"
"...I can't guess."
The Magic Girl answered honestly.
Zi Ying Shi felt she was not good at this kind of speculative reasoning game. If Red Zircon were to talk about it, she might be able to chat a few words, but if it were her... she would probably remain silent from beginning to end.
But if she remained silent all the time, she might have been kicked out by everyone as a mole long ago...?
"We're on the third floor! Preparing for sniper support!"
Hyacinth's call suddenly came through the radio.
The observer and sniper quickly turned their muzzles, aiming at the windows with pre-calibrated firing tables.
...
Mall's third-floor furniture city.
Hyacinth moved alone among the displayed furniture.
Her pistol had been holstered, and Hyacinth held a dagger, wary of all movements around her.
"Damn it... that Xin Yuehu... actually playing such insidious tricks..."
The sky-blue Magic Girl gritted her teeth and cursed under her breath.
The moment they stepped into the furniture city, everyone tried to fire at Hellcat in the distance, but for some reason, all their firearms entered an unfireable state.
Before they could react, everyone was successively surrounded by rapidly moving merchandise into the furniture city maze, losing contact with each other.
This was definitely Xin Yuehu's magic! She clearly said no one could use magic, but that stinky Fox Fox actually cheated!
Hyacinth decided that this time, after catching that golden-haired Fox Fox, she would definitely rub her tail hard as punishment.
But just as she turned a corner, a dark blue cat paw gauntlet suddenly appeared in the corner of her vision, startling Hyacinth into a sudden shiver, and she hastily retreated half a step, narrowly avoiding a blow!
"Whoosh!!"
The gauntlet stirred up a gust of wind, almost tearing a strand of Hyacinth's hair that was caught in it.
"Heh heh, quick reactions, aren't they?"
Hellcat retracted her fist and glanced at Hyacinth.
"Don't even think about it. Fox Fox had her familiar set up a magic here that prohibits the use of guns. None of us can use guns."
"...Tsk."
Hyacinth pouted.
But this was good too, after all, the firepower of Hellcat's assault rifle was no joke. If she had to face her with a Glock pistol, she might not necessarily win.
But if firearms couldn't be used, then both sides' combat power was brought to the same level—
Close-quarters hand-to-hand combat!
"Come on, let me see how much you've improved during this time." Hellcat retreated half a step and took a fighting stance.
"Damn it! Don't underestimate me!" Hyacinth shouted in a low voice, stepping forward.
The dagger swung, the gauntlet met it, and the two close-combat types instantly engaged in a brawl.
The gauntlet smashed a bookshelf, and the magic-infused dagger cut open a floor lamp, but it was instantly jammed by a folding chair, followed by cat kicks, which Hyacinth steadily blocked.
Neither side gave way, and the hand-to-hand combat quickly turned into a battle with improvised weapons, chairs and benches all deployed, with the sole goal of taking down the opponent!
.
"Good job, Hellcat! That's how you fight!"
"Oh dear, how can Hyacinth defend like that...? Oh oh, that counter-attack is very beautiful!"
The battle quickly intensified.
Watching the fierce furniture city brawl through the camera, Su Tianqing excitedly moved several more camera angles there, determined to capture these rare fighting shots.
What a perfect cops and robbers blockbuster!
Although the process was very simple—Hyacinth Squad broke into the mall, engaged in a brief exchange of fire, entered the furniture city maze, and then it was this series of long takes of combat.
There were almost no lines, using fist-to-flesh combat shots to accelerate adrenaline release. With a little editing, it could become a natural long action shot!
"I wonder where this fight scene should be placed in the final film? It's truly exciting."
But what she looked forward to even more was the Fox Fox drama scheduled to unfold with Hyacinth on the rooftop later—
"Heh heh heh..."
"Come to me, Miss Hyacinth."
"I, Fox Fox, have prepared a big surprise gift for you, you know...~"